Monday, November 17, 2008

Kumunamalai falls to the army, troops advance towards Mankulam

Troops from the army’s 59 division today captured the formerly LTTE held fishing village of Kumunamalai. Small attack teams of the army have been operating in this area for about 4 days but it was only today the army moved in to take complete control of the village. The tigers resisted the army advance for 7-8 hours before they retreated further north into LTTE held territory. 3 LTTE bodies were recovered while a vehicle belonged to the tigers was destroyed in an ambush.

Meanwhile Task Force 3 have made significant gains in the Mankulam region. TF3 units have been advancing towards Mankulam since yesterday dawn and by 17th (today) noon have advanced up to the Mankulam junction which connects A9 and A34 roads.

Meanwhile it seems that the recent fall of Pooneryn has severely affected the morale of LTTE fighters. SLA units intercepting radio transmissions could hear groups of LTTE cadres blaming each other for not being able to save their former stronghold from the advancing army. SLA advance on the town was so swift that several groups of LTTE fighters deserted their ranks as Pooneryn fell. SLA’s morale on the other hand now seem to be at an all time high. Over 2500 army deserters have rejoined the ranks in the two days since the fall of Pooneryn.

The LTTE however had previously moved their heavy guns towards Kilinochchi and Elephant pass before the army reached Pooneryn. Army’s 53 and 55 divisions have started limited operations on LTTE’s frontlines at Muhamalai to advanced further south to choke the tigers even more. 58 division on the other hand is now in complete control of Pooneryn, Nallur and are poised to advance towards Paranthan. And 11kms south east of their current position lies Kilinochchi, another major stronghold of the tigers which is already being besieged by the 57 division. It must be said that recent military gains did not come easy. There have been casualties for the army in both Muhamalai and Pooneryn. Casualty evacuation is not easy and most of the time injured soldiers need to be transported by tractors before they are airlifted.

Meanwhile the Air Force has been playing an active role in the army offensives in the past week. Their bombers and MI-24 gunships have been frequently raiding LTTE armories, gathering points and military bases in Muhamalai, Pallai, Pooneryn and Paranthan.

Reports are coming that SLA has sufferred heavy casulaties (over 150) on the National Fronts and have withdrawn behind the original FDLs leaving behind burned out corpses. Tiger commandos were in operation and have taken control of the SLA FDL, forcing the SLA to relocate the FDL 500m inland. Once again, chena boys attempts to advance on the National Fronts have been effectively crushed.

Also rumours are that an Mi-24 has been put out of action due to bullet holes.

peter,"Don't give us BS like last time, when LTTE cadre was airlifted from battle front by mistake. "

Actually this was true (partially). It wasnt a mistake but a wounded female cadre was treated all the same. Doctors did not know it was a tiger till they saw her but the army knew they were transporting an injured tiger. Yes there was an error in our article.

c.coin,"why do you refer to pooneryn as a city?"

Corrected.

ninja,"DN, can you give the casualty details for both sides?"

sorry don't have exact figures at the moment. Will update once we get them.

@mahen:" Reports are coming that SLA has sufferred heavy casulaties (over 150) on the National Fronts and have withdrawn behind the original FDLs leaving behind burned out corpses. Tiger commandos were in operation and have taken control of the SLA FDL, forcing the SLA to relocate the FDL 500m inland."

Its coming through the network madams, not through third party blogs and propoganda defence sites, unlike you modayas, we get first hand information. If you don't believe me, go to Vavuniya and Anuradhapuram hospitals and see for yourself.

there are 2 pages currently in the thread. bugger is updating terra vids along with SLDF photos

re-posting (from DW)

sjinadasa said...

Hey guys, there was a new photo thread on SLDF opened recently on MilitaryPhotos forum (Which is a rather huge and active forum) and I was wondering whether there was anyone who would be interested in countering pro-ltte comments being posted on that thread diplomatically.

This is a military blog..not a tea party...Lets keep it that way shall we...Our aim is to see these LTTE bastards surrender or captured alive hopefully....then we do to phase-2..educating ALL our peoples at these so called "prestigious" universities..starting with "Wathura-kakkussiya"...i forgot... in that part of paradise called..CAnada.. where EElang will florish forever and ever till the end of time...

Perein,Fully agree mate. When this is over we have to help out in anyway we can to educate our people overseas if possible..starting with the forces.We want them to have a chance of applying for these "prestigious" jobs overseas.I am going to log off now mate..will come back later if time permits..take care

Change font size: A | A | ASri Lanka's air force pounded the Tamil Tiger rebels' main northern defence line yesterday, a day after government forces dismantled the last rebel stronghold on the island's west coast, the military said.

Fighter jets bombed the Tamil separatists' defense line in the Muhamalai area of Jaffna peninsula, north of the rebels' de facto state, twice on Sunday, said air force spokesman Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara.

Nanayakkara said the jets also hit rebel artillery and mortar positions in the same area in retaliation for rebel shelling of soldiers on Saturday. He said details of damage and casualties were not immediately available.

On Saturday, the military announced it had dismantled the last rebel defense on the island's west coast and secured a land route to government-held Jaffna.

It was a key victory for the military, which has vowed to finally defeat the guerrillas by year's end.

To mark the triumph, the government declared a week of celebrations starting Monday to pay tribute to the armed forces.

The military has had no land link to the northern peninsula for more than a decade, forcing the government to depend on boats and aircraft for access. The main highway to the peninsula remains under rebel control.

Military spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara said the peninsula's main military base no longer falls within the rebels' artillery range because of Saturday's gains. Nearly 40,000 soldiers are believed to be housed on the base.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa hailed the military's success in a televised speech Saturday and urged the rebels to lay down their arms and surrender.

Separately on Saturday, army troops destroyed 16 rebel bunkers in the Mullaitivu district and fought a series of battles in the rebel stronghold of Kilinochchi, inflicting "heavy casualties" on the guerrillas, a military statement said Sunday.

It said soldiers also suffered "minor damage," but did not provide specific casualty details.

It was not possible to contact rebel officials for comment because most communication lines have been severed. Independent accounts are difficult to obtain from the battlefield because most journalists are barred from the war zone.

The Tamil Tigers have fought since 1983 to create an independent state for the country's ethnic minority Tamils, who have suffered marginalization by ethnic Sinhalese-controlled governments.

Also rumours are that an Mi-24 has been put out of action due to bullet holes...

Its coming through the network madams, not through third party blogs and propoganda defence sites, unlike you modayas, we get first hand information..... [/quote]

As you claim to be having accurate first hand information, could you please give the casualty figures for LTTE in the past few days in Poonakari, Mukamaalai and Maangku'lam?

Some rumours say the LTTE casualties in the past few days have been quite high but SLA is disclosing far less figures to minimize the preassure coming from TN. Could you please shed some light on this?

We have entered an ugly phase of war. Casualties from both sides are very high and our youth are dying and getting maimed in the battlefields everyday. Now is the time for a ceasefire. We need to start talking about a framework that will result in peaceful seperation as seen in Kosovo. Tamil Eelam is the aspiration of all Tamils. Please I implore you to press leaders from both sides to stop fighting and come to the negotiating tables.

All Eelam Tamils, please remember the fallen cadres today in your evening prayers, we owe them a debt of gratitude.

"We need to start talking about a framework that will result in peaceful seperation as seen in Kosovo. Tamil Eelam is the aspiration of all Tamils. Please I implore you to press leaders from both sides to stop fighting and come to the negotiating tables."

Nice try Mr. Selva, nice try. Time to time people like you come here to talk about "start talking" and start talking about creating Eelam. For your future record, this country belongs to all Sri Lankans. No part of it will ever be given to an ethnic minority for exclusive ownership. You ask for half of the power, you are not going to get it. You ask for a federal system yo are not going to get it. You start committing acts of terror, you are not going to get it. Then you act like a pussy cat asking for "talks" to get the separation, still you are not going to get it.

We did lots of talking in the past only to be caught off guard and get blown off by LTTE terrorists. The only way you will get something is within a united Sri Lanka and if you are willing to be a part of common Sri Lanka. Your subtle racial lines to get an Eelam in Sri Lanka will never materialize. Since this is an impasse, I suggest you to join your LTTE terrorist brethren soon going to be in Eelam along with Chelvam, Bala , and Velu. In that way world has one less terrorist who asks for things he doesn't own, to deal with.

[Quote : Mahen]LTTE strategically withdrew from Poonakari and are regrouping in Paranthan area ready for a counter offensive, awaiting orders from Brigade leader to launch counter attack.[/Quote]

Mahen, probably it was not a good strategy to wihtdraw from Poonakari, because amongst many other disadvantages it enables the SLA to open a short land based route to the Jaffna peninsula and also made Paranthan vunerable.

Anyhow, is there any inside info of the possiblity of, LTTE units which withdrew to paranthan, would strategically withdraw from Paranthan too?

[Modayas will always be modayas. You have no capability for lateral thinking, that is your problem]

He he looks like sakkili have so much lateral thinking ability thats why always withdraw and regroup.And I cant beleive how these so inteligent sakkilis getting fucked from all the corners from Mavillaru to Punerin by these so called moda sinhalayas.

Don't worry Hon. Thalaivar has 100+ backup plans. His latest report said that we will regroup and launch a LTTE MAELSTROM(TM) on the Chena boys, Moda Sinhalayas, .... from the deep blue sea after we Tactically Relocate(R) Mulaitivu and Oddusudan in the Bay of Bengal.

Soosai has 10,000 boats ready with 10 million Tiger Marines. Hon. Thalaivar guarantees that it will be 100x greater than D-Day(R).

Already Kollywood has got exclusive rights to make Tamil Sangam II(R). Don't worry we will ensure that all hard earned Diaspora dollars are put to good use.

Sakkille Mahan & Peter were born to clean up shit for modayas also to be servents for modayas & live without a homeland forever.Since Mahan & peter did a great job for madayas they both got promoted.Now both of them cleaning up white , black & all other shit in Canada.

I stand by your comment regarding mahen, peter, thiru, selva etc. etc. but not mahen-xxxx, peter-xxx and selvi. There just a bunch of cool dudes with a good sense of humor getting a good laugh out of those (P)eelamist losers!

Don't you get it?[0.02 KIA, 0.001 MIA, 0.03&1/2 captured and inhumanely displayed in TV in violation of VP&Ranil's Convention on POWs. ]

[ LTTE strategically withdrew from Poonakari and are regrouping in Paranthan area ready for a counter offensive, awaiting orders from VP (Vezza Ponnaya) to launch counter attack. ]

"Prabhakaran may go down in history as a failed messiah but his name is sure to enter the Guinness Book of World Record as the person who staged the longest ever tactical withdrawal in the world. That began from Mavil Aru in 2006 and is still on. His boys have covered a lot of ground!"-Editorial, The Island

Modayas will always be modayas. You have no capability for lateral thinking, that is your problem. Our leader has been one step ahead of you all the time and during the CFA took steps to build many houses with the identical plans in different parts of the Eealam. If you modayas are wondering why the cracks are identical thats because they were both created by the same type of bombs.

MahenHow much you invested in Dream (p)EElam? [if 15 years of hard work: 15*12*$1500(per month) = $270,000.00)with the help of VP's war u escaped to UK and enjoying and invested money for the war...like real investment banker ..finally you are going to get good return for that..(hope your son's & daughters got good life over there)Not bad mate send more money and encourage more innocents to die...

MahenAbout those pictures and they are from the same structure and it’s obvious. May I what point are you making and forgive my ignorance as I haven’t got the time to browse all the web pages, usually go into links given by DC.As a heavy tax payer and a responsible patriotic person would like to be taken for a ride by any quarter. I was reading your posts with some interest some may be true and some may be false. I am concerned for our brave troops at the front line when we constantly get reports of security forces gaining territory without gaining numbers KIA of the rebels nether do we see any captured weapons of the enemy and to me it seems that the hard core rebels seems to melt away nor sooner the forces move in. It seems to me the rebels may have escaped with the weapons to the east of A9 some escaped to TN some living among us in the South, some infiltrated back to the eastern province and the rest are in the Yala jungles protected by the ganja dealers and cultivators. I saw to my self that during the battles in toppigala some of your cadres came south unchallenged on the Mannampitya to Katharagama road some went in to the jungles just in front of the Air force special forces training camp near the Myanganne and the other lot avoided going to Badulla and turned off east to the Lahugala jungles. We know a well stocked shop in Siambalnduwa is supplying food items using our poor farmers to ferry supplies to rebels in those areas.Recently those poor transporters were killed over some dispute of some kind.People in Tanmawilla told me that there are big ganja plantations in that areas run by the rebels with supporters of some underworld gangs who have connections with powerful night club owners in Colombo. None of the serious MI offices have ever questioned or inquired from these folks. just only a few miles away on the main road to katharagama we saw a whole lot of STF or SF young lads were on a jogging exercise and I just prayed that they would complete their day without harm as I didn’t see any type of pre arrange protection, since areas like Kuda Oya and Tanamavilla has not been properly scrutinized for any infiltrations. yes sadly we have modayas only time will prove that.I hope and pray that our brave and innocent members of the security forcers will face the future battles with courage and determination and I will never praise any politicians who are just trying to make capital out of this unfortunate situation where the world’s most ruthless terrorist bunch had established themselves for the fault of our politicians. Cleared areas need more security forces and police, just in case if the rebels have a surprise. Politicians should not tie up huge numbers of forces and police personal in protecting themselves where they indulge themselves in worthless poojas and ceromonies.This not the time for that and send those troopers to safeguard our vital installations and consolidate the areas newly liberated and don’t underestimate the enemy and what he has in store for us around the corner.MR should take a leaf out Churchill and Mrs Thatcher and evenVP,where during the crucial time of the battles that are going own the C-I-C of the country is at the ear shot of the military high command not pre empty the victory by putting flags all over the country and having poojas in Kandy, thus restricting the movement of people with roadblocks and tying up much needed security personal is a worthless exercise.

HiPeople of the Diaspora in UK.I sincerely hope you Folks will attend your function on the 27th in london because perhaps this may be your leader’s last message. I do hope that he will change his mind and declare that he is ready for a negotiated settlement take the invitation of our Hon President and then we are very sure that your great leader will speak to the world from our Parliament on the 27th next year. His cause has been abandoned by the governments in the west while he is fighting for his dear life the conniving politicians in the west is fighting for your votes.MR will be his friend and his saviour at this moment and what a change of events and what a change of fortunes for him coming from the most unexpected quarter? Our President whose forces have surrounded him yet so magnanimous about it. I hope VP have the good sense to take that offer and be the chief minster of Vanni then help us to go after the thieves in your Diaspora who have swindled the monies collected by your hardworking people. We are appalled to see your roads like A32 and A9 poorly maintained and your admistrative centres that have captured sofar has been neglected, not a bit of tar on those roads and buildings are just ramshackle not worth keeping. Your thieving Diaspora money collectors have betrayed your leaders in Vanni by not giving any type of financial aid to elevate their poverty. I have being to their areas and it is a shame that your monies have gone to buy arms to stoke the fires of war while your heroes had to live on the hand outs given as food aid to the IDP while diaspora money colletors live in luxuary with a yearly income of nearly $350 million a year.This must be wrong and there must be a day of reckoning for those rouges who have hoodwinked your liberators and the hardworking Diaspora. If VP does not see the reality of his situation then he may make his next speech sadly from the now found world of Tamilchelvam.Sri lanka is not for division by any one, not even by the majority but it belongs to all peace loving citizens of Sri Lanka.We hope you will flock to that centre to hear your leader. Good luck I say. You see ours is a different country where we accept and forgive anyone, irrespective of ones grave acts of terror and I suppose that it’s our country’s benevolent culture. So we must see you all there,

HiPeople of the Diaspora in UK.I sincerely hope you Folks will attend your function on the 27th in london because perhaps this may be your leader’s last message. I do hope that he will change his mind and declare that he is ready for a negotiated settlement take the invitation of our Hon President and then we are very sure that your great leader will speak to the world from our Parliament on the 27th next year. His cause has been abandoned by the governments in the west while he is fighting for his dear life the conniving politicians in the west is fighting for your votes.MR will be his friend and his saviour at this moment and what a change of events and what a change of fortunes for him coming from the most unexpected quarter? Our President whose forces have surrounded him yet so magnanimous about it. I hope VP have the good sense to take that offer and be the chief minster of Vanni then help us to go after the thieves in your Diaspora who have swindled the monies collected by your hardworking people. We are appalled to see your roads like A32 and A9 poorly maintained and your admistrative centres that have captured sofar has been neglected, not a bit of tar on those roads and buildings are just ramshackle not worth keeping. Your thieving Diaspora money collectors have betrayed your leaders in Vanni by not giving any type of financial aid to elevate their poverty. I have being to their areas and it is a shame that your monies have gone to buy arms to stoke the fires of war while your heroes had to live on the hand outs given as food aid to the IDP while diaspora money colletors live in luxuary with a yearly income of nearly $350 million a year.This must be wrong and there must be a day of reckoning for those rouges who have hoodwinked your liberators and the hardworking Diaspora. If VP does not see the reality of his situation then he may make his next speech sadly from the now found world of Tamilchelvam.Sri lanka is not for division by any one, not even by the majority but it belongs to all peace loving citizens of Sri Lanka.We hope you will flock to that centre to hear your leader. Good luck I say. You see ours is a different country where we accept and forgive anyone, irrespective of ones grave acts of terror and I suppose that it’s our country’s benevolent culture. So we must see you all there,

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